Student Solutions Manual for Intermediate Algebra for College Students

Basic Concepts

1.1 Study Skills for Success in Mathematics, and Using a Calculator
1.2 Sets and Other Basic Concepts
1.3 Properties of and Operations with Real Numbers
1.4 Order of Operations

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 1.1—1.4


1.5 Exponents
1.6 Scientific Notation


Equations and Inequalities

2.1 Solving Linear Equations
2.2 Problem Solving and Using Formulas
2.3 Applications of Algebra

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 2.1—2.3


2.4 Additional Application Problems
2.5 Solving Linear Inequalities
2.6 Solving Equations and Inequalities Containing Absolute Values


Graphs and Functions

3.1 Graphs
3.2 Functions
3.3 Linear Functions: Graphs and Applications
3.4 The Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 3.1—3.4


3.5 The Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation
3.6 The Algebra of Functions
3.7 Graphing Linear Inequalities


Systems of Equations and Inequalities

4.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
4.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
4.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Applications and Problem Solving

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 4.1—4.3


4.4 Solving Systems of Equations Using Matrices
4.5 Solving Systems of Equations Using Determinants and Cramer’s Rule
4.6 Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities


Polynomials and Polynomial Functions

5.1 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
5.2 Multiplication of Polynomials
5.3 Division of Polynomials and Synthetic Division
5.4 Factoring a Monomial from a Polynomial and Factoring by Grouping

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 5.1—5.4


5.5 Factoring Trinomials
5.6 Special Factoring Formulas
5.7 A General Review of Factoring
5.8 Polynomial Equations


Rational Expressions and Equations

6.1 The Domains of Rational Functions and Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
6.2 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
6.3 Complex Fractions
6.4 Solving Rational Equations

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 6.1—6.4


6.5 Rational Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
6.6 Variation


Roots, Radicals, and Complex Numbers

7.1 Roots and Radicals
7.2 Rational Exponents
7.3 Simplifying Radicals
7.4 Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radicals

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 7.1—7.4


7.5 Dividing Radicals
7.6 Solving Radical Equations
7.7 Complex Numbers


Quadratic Functions

8.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
8.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula
8.3 Quadratic Equations: Applications and Problem Solving

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 8.1—8.3


8.4 Writing Equations in Quadratic Form
8.5 Graphing Quadratic Functions
8.6 Quadratic and Other Inequalities in One Variable


Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

9.1 Composite and Inverse Functions
9.2 Exponential Functions
9.3 Logarithmic Functions
9.4 Properties of Logarithms

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 9.1—9.4


9.5 Common Logarithms
9.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
9.7 Natural Exponential and Natural Logarithmic Functions


Conic Sections

10.1 The Parabola and the Circle
10.2 The Ellipse

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 10.1—10.2


10.3 The Hyperbola
10.4 Nonlinear Systems of Equations and Their Applications


Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem

11.1 Sequences and Series
11.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Series
11.3 Geometric Sequences and Series

Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 11.1—11.3


11.4 The Binomial Theorem



Appendix: Geometric Formulas